Pet Peeves

[azurbanclucker]

I think I've forgotten the meaning at least once or twice in the past. I've forgotten and relearned an embarrassing amount of words.

I think this is the first time I've encountered it. I'm going to immediately weaponize it for work, of course.

 

[CarpCharacin]

I want to learn more etymology cuz I currently know pretty little, but unfortunately I keep putting it off.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

It does sound generous. Maybe a little too generous…

In Zimbabwe everyone is at least a billionaire. (And it's still the poorest country in Africa).
Think - Weimer Republic Deutsche Marks

 

[CarpCharacin]

I think I bought a Zimbabwe bill at some antique store a long time ago, but unfortunately I have no idea where it is.

 

[CarpCharacin]

Another pet peeve that may have already been mentioned: people automatically assuming that the things they hear from their friends and family are true. That one has genuinely angered me at times.

 

[Sara S]

a lOt BetTeR tHEn thE oNes THat tYpE lIKe tHiS.

YES! I hate it so much

 

[CarpCharacin]

a lOt BetTeR tHEn thE oNes THat tYpE lIKe tHiS.

I do it when I feel like emphasizing a sarcastic remark

 

[Hayden Goseek]

Another pet peeve that may have already been mentioned: people automatically assuming that the things they hear from their friends and family are true. That one has genuinely angered me at times.

Part of that is the Dunning Keating Effect. The less you know about a subject, the more you think your an expert.

My ex DIL was told by her grandmother that when you have anesthesia, you develop an air bubble in your neck. Two Critical Care nurses couldn't convince her differently (or figure out what the hell she was talking about.)

 

[WallyG74]

This discussion reminds me of this: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oll_korrect

Did @Kiki talk you into deleting your avatar?

 

[WallyG74]

a lOt BetTeR tHEn thE oNes THat tYpE lIKe tHiS.

Sanskrit?